he who lets down his guard pays the price

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Being left alone in the room Mammon began to plot "Hm hm hm hm hmmm... what's Yuki's is mine, and what's mine is... miiine!... hm hm hmm!" searching through her draws and closet Mammon let out a moan "Ya know... Yuki doesn't really have anything good here, but eh. I guess it shouldn't be surprising. After showing up here with nothin' at all." opening up the closet he had a quick look inside "let's see... we've got some uniforms, some regular clothes..." looking at the pack of sanitary towels Mammon shivered "...and not much else" closing the closet, something caught his eye. "Wait... what's this! I spy a promosing-looking box! I bet somethin' good is hidden in here! What could it be?! Money?!" taking a quick sniff of it Mammon sighed "...Nah, doesn't smell like money to me. Maybe it's jewelry? A bank card? A winning lottery ticket? The deed to some property somewhere?" opening the box up, Mammon sulked "...Ugh, there ain't nothin' good here at all. It's just some chocolate! And candy and cookies... All that's in here are sweets!"

"I'll take that"

"Aha, I knew it...! Wherever there's food, you always show up, doncha Beel? Guaranteed"

"like you've got room to criticize. Wherever there's money. YOU always show up, don't you, Mammon?"

"...Hmph, you're real lucky, ya know that? All you've gotta do is start whinin' about being hungry and someone usually ends up giving you somethin' to eat. Well, just try bein' me for a change. I can ask people for money all I want, but no one ever gives me any. It's a tough life- a real tough life."

Opening up the box of sweets Beel began to devour its contents. "*munch* *munch* *munch*...Mm, this chocolate's super good. *munch* *chew*"

"Hey, come on! You ain't even payin' attention! ...Anyway. that's why I'm forced to go digging through this stuff while Yuki's not around. 'cause I can't just ask for money, I've gotta take it. Now, I guess maybe I could sell these uniforms and stuff and make some money that way. Human exchange students are pretty unique. There might be some crazies who'd collect stuff like this."

Shoving more chocolate into his mouth Beel sighed "whatever, you know you're not going to do it, Mammon."

"Eh? What're ya talkin' about?"

"I'm saying that you're all talk. You're not going to actually sell Yuki's uniforms and stuff, no matter what you claim"

"Wh...Hey! Don't pretend ya know what I will and won't do! In case you've forgotten, you're talkin' to THE Mammon, avatar of greed! You better bet I'd sell the uniforms.... I'd even sell Yuki if there was any profit in it! I'd even wrap Yuki in a nice gift wrap and put a nice bow on top! Listen, if ya think I care about how some random human feels, you're dead wrong! Mammon doesn't care about humans! They're demon food, that's it! I mean, sure, I did end up making a pact by accident, but still-"

Biting into one of the cookies Beel smiled "Mm... these cookies are pretty good, too"

"HEY! Listen to me when I'm talkin' to you, Beel!"

"Even if you did steal something out of Yuki's room, what would be the point? You made a pact. Which means that if Yuki tells you to give it back, you'd have to. You know that"

"'course I know that! But it's possible nobody will figure out that I was the one who took it!"

"Stop making lame excuses and just be honest. You're not planning on selling anything. The truth is that you like your human, so much that you can't help wanting to dig through this stuff"

"Wh....WHAT?! Is that s'posed to be some sorta joke?! Why would I be interested in some dumb human?! Like I said. Humans are nothin' more than food to us demons! They're like insects, no better than roly-polies! Ya think I'd be interested in a roly-poly? Hell no! That's crazy! A-and anyway, Yuki's not even special as far as humans go! A total weakling... can't use magic or nothing. Why would I care about-"

"Listen to you. You're desperate to deny this. You're almost in a panic over it. It's as if you're screaming, 'look, I'm totally crazy about my human, Beel!'"

"what?!... WHAT?! I'm not desperate, and I'm not in a panic, neither! I'm totally calm! Everything's normal in Mammonland!" placing the empty sweet box on the floor, Beelzebub then sighed.

"i have to say, it seems like Yuki kind of likes you, too" blushing a little Mammon responded

"R...Really? Are you serious? You think Yuki... likes me?...well, now that ya mention it, Yuki does strike up conversations with me more than other demons, right? Maybe I'm giving off the aura of someone that's okay to confide in...?"

"well, they say that the stupider someone is, the easier they are to talk to..."

"Eh? Did you say somethin' just now, Beel?"

"me? No."

"now that I think about it, it's really not surprising, is it? I'm good-lookin', I'm smart. And how do I put it exactly... I'm the sort of demon you WANT in your corner, you know? And it may not always be so obvious, but I'm one of the Devildom's elite, after all! One of the seven rulers of the underworld. Everywhere I go, folks cower before me! So, it only makes sense that Yuki would be really taken with me" boasting about himself, Mammon then smiled. Hearing a clicking noise Mammon then questioned. "What was that sound just now?"

"That was me taking a picture of you on my cell phone. I wanted to get a shot of that lame, goofy smile on your face"

"Wh-what'd you say?!"

"i mean, that was some look you had. Just the thought that you might be special to Yuki made you so happy that I thought you were about to do backflips."

"hey...no! You delete that right now!"

"no can do. I've already sent it to Satan, Asmodeus and everyone."

"WHAT?! You idiot! This isn't funny! Unsend that right now... hurry, ya dolt!"

"too late"

"dammit, Beel! Don't make me use force...!"

"oh, you're going to use force, are you...?"

"wh-what? Somethin' wrong with that?!"

"Are yoy saying you think you're strong enough to use force on me, Mammon? I mean, you know I work out, right? Quite a lot, in fact."

"Ulp...shut up, Beel! You're my LITTLE brother, inderstand? And you'll do what I say! So, unsend that picture! Now...DO IT!"

"Mammon, quiet!.... House!"

"Gr...I ain't a dog, Beel!" 

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